train-men

train·man

[treyn-muhn]
noun, plural train·men.
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.

Origin:
1635–45, in sense “member of a trainband”; 1875–80 for current sense; train + -man

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trainman

noun
an employee of a railroad 
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